Your ChatGPT account just got more secure, but you have to opt in - here's how

OpenAI introduced Advanced Account Security for ChatGPT accounts with four opt-in features. These settings aim to enhance protection of user accounts and personal data. Users must choose to enable these features to benefit from improved security.

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OpenAI adds a feature called Advanced Account Security with four opt-in settings designed to safeguard your account and personal data.

Whether you use ChatGPT personally or professionally, you may share certain sensitive information and files in your conversations. And you certainly don't want that data falling into the wrong hands. But what can you do beyond creating a strong password and using two-factor authentication? Plenty, thanks to a new feature available to individual ChatGPT users.

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Your ChatGPT account just got more secure, but you have to opt in - here's how

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